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 [fa icon="calendar"] 20-Sep-2015 14:00:13 / by [Iliyana Stareva](https://www.iliyanastareva.com/blog/author/iliyana-stareva)

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After being away for two weeks – first at [INBOUND15](https://www.iliyanastareva.com/blog/inbound15-8-key-takeaways-for-agencies) in Boston, then at dmexco in Cologne – I had so many things  to take care of so I used my weekend to deal with some urgent emails and to catch up with my reading: there were about 350 unread articles among the 40 subscriptions that I have in my feedly.

I’ve managed to get down to 88 articles now, so this was a productive learning weekend.

Anyway, there were so many good articles which I thought would be useful for the other Channel Consultants in my team at HubSpot so I emailed them a list of 10 fantastic reading recommendations.

Then I thought, these articles would surely be of interest to my readers too and so I decided to share them with you as well. I hope you enjoy them and they inspire a powerful start to your working/study week.

# 10 Reading Recommendations to Power up Your Week:

#### #1: [The Most Common Mistakes Companies Make with Global Marketing](https://hbr.org/2015/09/the-most-common-mistakes-companies-make-with-global-marketing)

This is some fantastic advice from our very own [Nataly Kelly](https://twitter.com/natalykelly) – our VP of Marketing Localisation at HubSpot – in the Harvard Business Review. The world may be going global, but local is super important in business. 

#### #2: [4 Ways Agency Pros Can Do More By Doing Less](http://www.marketingagencyinsider.com/blog/4-ways-agency-pros-can-do-more-by-doing-less)

The tips here are useful for any professional and the essence is really about learning to say “no” – something I personally suck at (I always agree to do more) although I’ve read [Essentialism](http://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382/), the book that is reviewed in the article.

#### #3: [Time is Uber Critical When it comes to Inbound Marketing Strategies](https://www.square2marketing.com/blog/time-is-uber-critical-when-it-comes-to-inbound-marketing-strategies)

Key learning here is that both agencies and clients have to take the time, be patient and do inbound *right*. I quite like this quote: "You can't have a baby in less than nine months, no matter what you do." Good analogy, right? 

#### #4: [How to Utilize The Psychology of Persuasion to Increase Conversion Rates](https://blog.kissmetrics.com/utilize-persuasion-to-increase-conversions/)

Some good advice for both agencies and brands on how to use Robert Cialdini's principles from [Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006124189X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=006124189X&linkCode=as2&tag=ilisblo-20&linkId=U5627HFYZ7IKPR43)![](http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=ilisblo-20&l=as2&o=1&a=006124189X) to increase conversions (very good book, by the way, [here's my post](https://www.iliyanastareva.com/blog/the-art-of-persuasion-6-principles-to-guide-pr-work) on it with a nice video summarising the key points).

#### #5: [Attention is a Gift: Once you have my attention, why should I care?](http://www.briansolis.com/2015/08/getting-meta-using-ebook-content-marketing-campaign-help-improve-content-marketing-campaigns/)

Remarkable marketing is about them, not us, about how we make them feel, not about the numbers – again, what matters most for each consumer is [What’s In It For Me](https://www.iliyanastareva.com/blog/wiifm-new-language-for-sustainability-communications). Brands should not forget this.

#### #6: [Three Ways to Invest in Yourself through Learning](http://spinsucks.com/entrepreneur/three-ways-to-invest-in-yourself-through-learning/)

How to never stop learning – this is so important for us as consultants and professionals, but we barely *take* the time to do it. I particularly like the example at the beginning of booking time in your calendar, just 30 minutes a day, every day, and STICKING to it every day - that's the hard part! 

#### #7: [How to Get Started on Blab: Group Video Broadcasting for Marketers](http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-get-started-on-blab-group-video-broadcasting-for-marketers/)

The next big thing: [Blab.im](http://blab.im/) – if you want your agency or brand to stand out, this is one way of doing it: no webinars, no podcasts, let's do live broadcasting but with multiple users, so it's like a mix of Periscope + Google Hangouts. I can see that to be a cool way of presenting case studies or even doing live consultations/reviews of websites/workshops.

#### #8: [8 Tips for Creating a Buyer-Centric Website](https://www.webinknow.com/8-tips-for-creating-a-buyer-centric-website)

Hands-on advice on creating buyer-persona websites – so many agencies offer website services, so these are some easy to stick to tips. I love this quote: "If you remember one thing, it is this: Create a website based on your buyers’ problems rather than your own ego. Nobody cares about your products and services except you. What people care about are themselves." 

#### #9: [27 Reasons People Aren’t Reading Your Blog Posts](http://www.jeffbullas.com/2015/09/01/27-reasons-people-arent-reading-your-blog-posts/)

I normally don't like that type of negative posts, but this one has some sound advice on blogging, particularly useful for brands who write their own content or such who supply it to their agencies. Writing is hard and creating a remarkable blog post is an art. These tips are a good guidance.  

#### #10: [Why Inbound Marketing is a Love Story](https://blog.trialta.de/warum-inbound-marketing-eine-love-story-ist)

For those of you who speak German, you’ll love this piece from one of my partners about why inbound marketing + inbound sales is a love story – he was super inspired by INBOUND. For those of you who don’t know Germany, maybe Google’s translate function will work so that you can get the essence.

 

What’s your weekend reading recommendation?

 

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